Elton John's life - near-death experience, tragic eating disorder and marriage to woman
dailystar.co.ukSir Elton John has enjoyed a very successful career spanning across six decades and is thought of as one of the greatest performers of all time.He is one of the top-selling solo artists and has sold more than 300 million recordsElton will soon be performing for Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert.The 75-year-old superstar is recognised for his hit songs such as Candle In The Wind and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.Outside of music, he is a strong voice in the fight against HIV/AIDS and has set up the Elton John AIDS Foundation.Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, was raised in a council house in Pinner by his maternal grandparents.He had his first interactions with music playing his gran's piano as a young child.At six years old he moved in with his parents who also lived in a council house in the suburb.After the release of his biopic in 2019, Elton wrote in the Guardian: "I suppose my mum and dad must have been in love once, but there wasn’t much sign they ever had been by the time I came along."They gave every impression of hating each other.
My dad was strict and remote and had a terrible temper; my mum was argumentative and prone to dark moods. When they were together, all I can remember are icy silences or screaming rows."He added: "The best way to escape it was to shut myself in my bedroom with my record collection and my comics, and drift off into an imaginary world."Elton John has always been open about his past struggles with eating disorders.In 2019, he told his biographer, Philip Norman: "I was bulimic for six years.
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